The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() In Luoyang City, Yuan Shao's life during this period was also very difficult.Following the capture of Luoyang, the Kwantung Allied Forces, a patchwork army composed of many people, was no longer united as before. There were many conflicts among many generals, and most of the orders given to him, the leader, were yin and yang. Violation, everyone is going their own way.

With Sun Jian's sudden withdrawal, the blow to the morale and unity of the coalition forces was even more serious.Not long after that, several groups of troops left one after another, so the number of troops remaining in Luoyang at this time was only half of the original coalition forces, and it was unclear whether these groups of troops could cooperate with each other.

Originally, they didn't take the warlords from all over the world to leave Yuan Shao seriously. After all, they are now the dominant side. Even Luoyang City has been taken, and the people of the world are firmly on their side. Naturally, they are not afraid The Xiliang Army's counterattack—he didn't believe that the Xiliang Army could gather troops to counterattack shortly after abandoning Luoyang.

But the facts surprised him greatly. After more than two months, the Xiliang army who had just retreated to Chang'an City made a comeback.But this time, the strength of the Kwantung Allied Forces has been greatly weakened. Although Luoyang City is the support, there is still a fear of war among the armies.

Although the Xiliang army is currently stationed only fifty miles away from Luoyang, and has no intention of sending troops to attack for the time being, Yuan Shao dare not slack off in the slightest. They attacked.It can be said that the past few days have given Yuan Shao the feeling that the days are like years, and he doesn't even know whether this Luoyang can survive.

I heard that there were [-] to [-] troops in the Xiliang army going out this time, but now he has less than [-] troops, and many of them may not even be willing to obey the dispatch command, which made Yuan Shao even more uncertain.He sometimes thought of giving up Luoyang City and taking his troops back to the north, but it was Cao Cao who persuaded him several times, telling him that if he retreated, he would be a complete failure, so he bit the bullet and resisted.

This night, Yuan Shao tossed and turned again, unable to sleep the whole night, and only squinted a little after dawn.But just as he fell asleep, a soldier knocked on the door and woke him up.Yuan Shao, who woke up suddenly, shivered suddenly, thinking that the situation had changed, he hurriedly opened the door and asked, "What happened? But the Xiliang army attacked?"

"My lord, it was General Cao who came to visit unexpectedly, and he also said that he had something important to tell." The soldier said hastily.

Only then did Yuan Shao heave a sigh of relief, now it would be better for him if he could delay for a day, as long as the Xiliang army didn't attack.But then, he had a question again, why did Cao Cao come here in such a hurry today, but what happened?He didn't dare to neglect, wiped his face indiscriminately, put on his outer shirt and came to the outside room.

At this time, Cao Cao had been waiting in the hall outside for a long time, but there was not much anxiety on his face.Because he can be regarded as Yuan Shao's old friend, and he is very familiar with the style of the children of this family, knowing that he will have to wait for a while to come out at this time.Sure enough, after more than a quarter, Yuan Shao came out from the backyard. At this time, except for his red eyes, he could not see much anxiety. When in front of others, Yuan Shao still had to behave calmly.

"Meng De, why did you suddenly come to find me so early in the morning?" Yuan Shao asked straight to the point without exchanging pleasantries.

"Why, Brother Benchu ​​doesn't know?" Cao Cao smiled before continuing: "The spies I deployed around the enemy suddenly sent news that the Xiliang Army made a sudden move last night. Originally, they I was worried that the enemy was going to attack, but I didn't expect them to retreat instead of advancing, and nearly half a centaur retreated to the west overnight."

"What?" Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this: "Is this true?" After asking this, he smiled self-consciously: "Since it was Meng De who rushed to say it early in the morning, you must be right But...how is this going on, how could they retreat like this, and act so strangely?"

"I don't know about this, and I don't know if this is something wrong with the Xiliang Army, or if it is a trap they deliberately set up to lure us out of the city." Cao Cao shook his head and said: "I heard the news I rushed here just to discuss with Brother Benchu ​​and see how we should deal with this matter."

"How to deal with it? It's really hard to make a choice. If there is something wrong with the Xiliang Army and they really retreat, we will naturally take the opportunity to send troops. Not to mention defeating this face-to-face enemy, it is possible to hit Chang'an , that is a great opportunity once and for all. But if it is the latter, we will fall into their trap when we send troops..." Immediately, Yuan Shao fell into a dilemma and didn't know how to make a decision.

"To be on the safe side, we should send people to investigate the truth while preparing. Once we know the real reason for the Xiliang army's retreat, it will not be too late to send troops. I mean, can this news be made public? How about boosting the morale of our army." Cao Cao then suggested that this was the reason why he came to see Yuan Shao in such a hurry.

Regarding the current problem of the coalition army, Cao Cao also saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.He didn't want this battle to end in such a failure. Although Luoyang was captured, there was no guarantee that the Xiliang Army would not come to capture it again.But this time is a great opportunity to regroup the morale of the army. As long as the morale of the army is raised again, even if the troops are not dominant, they are not completely hopeless.

"That's fine, I'll let people spread the news!" Yuan Shao nodded knowingly, and said, "As for finding out the truth of this matter, I will leave it to you, Meng De. I believe you have already laid out There are quite a few people around the Xiliang army, surely the definite news will come soon?"

Cao Cao was also not humble, and nodded in response: "I will do my best to do this. And if there is really a problem within the Xiliang Army, the people I arranged in Chang'an City may also bring news back in the next few days. I hope That's exactly what happened!"

Before noon, the news that many troops in the Xiliang Army had suddenly retreated spread throughout Luoyang City, which greatly encouraged the soldiers who were already worried and felt precarious.But now none of them has asked to fight. After all, the Kwantung Allied Forces no longer have such aggressiveness, and they just want to keep Luoyang.

But after three days, the situation changed fundamentally.This time, not only did Cao Cao get definite information that the Xiliang Army and even the main force began to retreat, even some scouts who had the courage to go out of the city to check for news also hurriedly retreated the Xiliang Army. The news kept coming back.

When the news came back one after another, some people started to move around.Many generals have already started to challenge Yuan Shao, hoping that they can lead troops out of the city to pursue them, and some people are even gathering troops to go out of the city to pursue the enemy privately.

But at this time, Yuan Shao seemed very calm, and was not dazzled by the good news. He still kept telling everyone that it would be better to guard Luoyang before the truth of the matter was fully found out.

But immediately, Cao Cao brought a piece of news that made everyone even more joyful, almost unbelievable.This day, when the generals were still asking Yuan Shao to fight, and the latter still refused to let go, Cao Cao rushed in with a look of surprise, "Brother Benchu, you generals, God help us!"

"Why is Meng De so happy? Could it be that he has received definite news?" Yuan Shao asked hastily.He also knew Cao Cao well. This friend was rarely so excited and lost his composure. Obviously this time the news was big, which made Cao Cao a little excited.

Cao Cao nodded solemnly, calmed down his emotions, and said: "Chang'an has received definite news that there is indeed a major problem within the Xiliang Army, and it is the most serious."

"What's that?" Before Cao Cao finished speaking, some generals hurriedly interrupted to ask.Everyone else also asked questions one after another, and everyone focused their attention on him, waiting for him to give an answer.

"Dong Zhuo was killed!" Cao Cao stopped talking in circles, and immediately told the news that made everyone stunned on the spot.

"What did you say?" Almost everyone thought they heard it wrong, and asked again.And Cao Cao was not polite, and said it again: "Dong Zhuo was killed. He was assassinated on the road by the servants of the courtiers in Chang'an City, and finally died at the hands of Lv Bu whom he trusted! Now the Xiliang army has run amok It's a mess, that's why you're in such a hurry to go back!"

Everyone in the hall was silent for a while, and then burst into cheers: "God bless me!"

"Heaven has eyes!"

"God bless my man, finally let this rebellious official and traitor die in the hands of others!"... Everyone cheered loudly, and after a long while, they all calmed down. Now there is a key question in front of them, Dong Zhuo Now that they have been executed, shouldn't they take the opportunity to use troops against Chang'an next?

"Leader, it's the right time to counterattack. Now that the Xiliang army has no leader, it has become a mess, and the situation in Chang'an City is not clear. It is a good time for us to send troops to capture Chang'an, and even wipe out the remnants of Dong Zhuo."

"Leader, Zhang Yang is willing to be the vanguard of the three armies, and be the first to lead the troops to capture Chang'an!"

"I would like to go too."

"And I!"

All of a sudden, the generals of the Kwantung coalition army, who were still afraid of the enemy and war, asked to start the battle one after another. Obviously they were full of confidence in the next battle.

Yuan Shao's face was also flushed at this time, and he swept away his previous worries and frustrations, and immediately expressed his opinion: "Everyone is very right, since there is such a problem within the Xiliang Army, we must not let it go. The lord will gather all the troops , Tomorrow morning we will send troops to Chang'an, this time we will not only take back Chang'an, but also completely wipe out Dong Zhuo's remnants!"

At dawn the next day, all the [-] troops entrenched around Luoyang were ready to go, and after Yuan Shao gave an order, they rushed towards Chang'an City in the west...